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Players with Manchester City backgrounds inducted to date 2004 Denis Law, CBE: forward: player: 1960–1961 1973–1974 Billy McNeill, MBE: defender: manager: 1983–1986 2011 Bobby Johnstone: inside right: player: 1955–1959 Managers with Manchester City backgrounds inducted to date 2004 Sir Matt Busby, CBE, KCSG: inside right & right half ...
At the age of 31, he joined First Division Manchester City, where he became captain. Under Book's captaincy, Manchester City won four major trophies, making him the second-most decorated Manchester City captain of all-time. Book had a five-year tenure as Manchester City manager from 1974 to 1979, and subsequently held various coaching roles at ...
Manchester City Football Club (or simply Man City F.C.) is a professional football club based in Manchester, England, that competes in the Premier League, the top flight of English football. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's (West Gorton) , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894.
In the 1930s, Manchester City reached two consecutive FA Cup finals, losing to Everton in 1933, before claiming the Cup by beating Portsmouth in 1934. [9] During the 1934 cup run, Manchester City broke the record for the highest home attendance of any club in English football history, as 84,569 fans packed Maine Road for a sixth round FA Cup tie against Stoke City in 1934—a record which ...
This is a chronological list of Manchester City managers, comprising all those who have held the position of manager for the first team and its predecessors West Gorton (St. Marks) and Ardwick. In the Football League era the club has appointed 47 managers; including pre-league managers and temporary caretakers more than 40 men have held ...
Stephen Redmond (born 2 November 1967) is an English former professional footballer who played as a central defender for Manchester City, Oldham Athletic and Bury. Captain of the Manchester City youth team that won the 1986 FA Youth Cup, Redmond made his first-team debut at 18. He quickly established himself in the side, and was named the club ...
In the 1930s Manchester City began to challenge for honours, regularly challenging for the prestigious FA Cup on numerous occasions. The team of the 1930s featured some famous names such as Matt Busby who would later go on to manage Manchester United, Frank Swift with hands the finger span of 12 inches [2] who is still regarded as one of the best goalkeepers of all time, [2] [3] only the war ...
The 2013–14 season was Manchester City Football Club's 112th season of competitive football, 85th season in the top flight of English football and 17th season in the Premier League. [ 1 ] City became the fastest club in Premier League history to score 100 competitive goals in all competitions and the first to complete this feat before the end ...